Prisons Department not informed on executions

PM says foreign role in war crimes probe not ruled out

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says foreign involvement in the war crimes probe has not been ruled out. The Prime Minister told Channel 4 television, Sri Lanka will stand by its commitments in Geneva on the UN resolution. “He has not ruled it out,”?Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said when asked if President Maithripala Sirisena has ruled out foreign involvement in the process. He noted that whatever the Government does, the public must stand to benefit and that will be the focus of

27 Jan, 2016

Australia will look to strengthen ties with Sri Lanka

Australia is committed to strengthening the friendship with Sri Lanka?in the years to come. The acting High Commissioner of Australia to Sri Lanka Tim Huggins said that Australia’s?partnership with Sri Lanka is highly valued and an enduring friendship, based on a long shared history of cooperation as Commonwealth and Indian Ocean nations. In a speech to mark Australia Day which falls today,?Huggins said that Sri Lanka and Australia?established diplomatic relations in 1947 and have built strong

26 Jan, 2016

Opposition questions contradictory comments on war crimes probe

The opposition today questioned the contradictory comments?being made by the Government on the war crimes investigation. Joint opposition member and Mahajana Eksath Peramuna leader Dinesh Gunawardena said that while the Foreign Ministry had told the UN?international judges will be allowed to assist the probe on the war in Sri Lanka, President Maithripala Sirisena had said the opposite in an interview with the BBC. Gunawardena told Parliament today that the contradictory statements by the Gover

26 Jan, 2016